Black tank valve - Open or Shut?!

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   Hello Fellow R*pod'ers!
i am full-timing in my 2016 Rpod 180 
(yep)
and the guys at Camping World told me to keep my black tank valve closed until i was ready to empty it (about once a week) - and i can't remember exactly why he said that, but that's what i've been doing.

My landlord, on the other hand, thinks that is unnecessary and that i was given wrong information.

Anybody have any great insights or knowledge about this?
Pros/Cons re: open vs. shut?

Mystic Lily 

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MysticLily180 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: AZ Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Topic: Black tank valve - Open or Shut?! Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 11:06am
	Hello Fellow R*pod'ers! i am full-timing in my 2016 Rpod 180 (yep) and the guys at Camping World told me to keep my black tank valve closed until i was ready to empty it (about once a week) - and i can't remember exactly why he said that, but that's what i've been doing. My landlord, on the other hand, thinks that is unnecessary and that i was given wrong information. Anybody have any great insights or knowledge about this? Pros/Cons re: open vs. shut? Mystic Lily
	Mystic Lily

Grandpa Hiker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Jan 2015 Location: Martinsville, V Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 11:19am
	The guy at Camping World is correct. You need to let the black water tank accumulate enough liquid waste water so that when you do empty the tank the solid waste will be washed out of the tank.
	Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"

David49 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2017 Location: Rhode Island Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 11:43am
	If you leave it open, the liquid will quickly drain out ... and the solids will all stay in the tank. You will have a big mess very quickly!

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 11:55am
	You need lots of liquid to keep the solids suspended and then to move them along. If yo leave it open, you will very quickly develop Mt. Poopy inside your black tank..

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 12:07pm
	Ditto!! That's the last thing you want!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

voisj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo Online Status: Offline Posts: 471	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 1:26pm
	Seeing how this was my first travel trailer I had no idea that you had to leave water in the tank and boy did I learn the hard way. I ended up with a pyramid and that I had to stick a hose up there and work for an hour to get rid of. Twice!
	SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 3:19pm
	The infamous MT Poopy!!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 6:20pm
	AKA the pyramid of poo!
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Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 6:44pm

	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 06 Mar 2017 at 6:44pm
	:) I know on my last day I purposely add water to my black tank to ensure a good mix. Not only for pooh but toilet paper buildup, clings to everything. Needs a good flow to evacuate the tank. Do your black tank first then you gray tank to clean hose. On my 178 the black tank flush valve is in backwards, but I haven't the gumption to remove the sink to fix, so I use a wand to clean the black tank down toilet. Mostly what I get out is toilet paper, at end of year prior to winterization.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."